Is it possible to make BitmapFactory.decodeFile() respect EXIF?

Question

In my tests, a Bitmap created by BitmapFactory.decodeFile() doesn\'t respect EXIF header.

For example, with portrait images taken by a devices

Answer 1

You can do this with Glide now. See the "Background Threads" section here:

https://bumptech.github.io/glide/doc/getting-started.html

Bitmap bitmap = Glide.with(context).asBitmap().load(new File(fileName)).skipMemoryCache(true).submit().get();

Glide takes into consideration EXIF. You'll need to load it on a background thread. I was using Glide 4.9.0